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Railways Illustrated May 2009

May 2009 Front Cover Purchase Issue
FEATURES

Western Enterprise

The ins and outs of the West Coast Railways diesel fleet

Let's do the timewarp!

Branch Line Britain visits Leyburn

The Blue Peter Story

John Hunt recalls the life of 60532 in preservation

A Loch-ed-in secret

National Treasures looks at Loch nan Uamh viaduct

Thames Valley Peaks

Class 45s heading to Paddington

Yards suffer as freight falls

A review of the remaining freight yards

Crewe 50s away from the WCML

Class 50s heading to Blackpool, Barrow and Aintree

Feeling Flush

The full list of 47s with flush fronts

THE BIG NEWS THIS MONTH

Last MTU NatEx power cars released
Fastline ends container trains
Class 91 pantograph tests for IEP
Line-up for Llangollen 'SSS2' gets better
HNRC revives 20107
Last train to Folkestone Harbour
26038 for sale

COVER STORIES

Carnforth Crusaders
Ex-DRS Class 66s for Colas Rail?
Royal Scot for Llangollen gala
The Blue Peter Story